Sarah Gillespie/Wendi Kirby/Pete Muller in Concert

This evening at Wendi Kirby’s Monterey venue offers a collaborative celebration of song, sound, and storytelling. Presented by She Writes Songs in partnership with the Just Jazz Foundation, the program brings together internationally acclaimed artists and distinctive local voices in an intimate setting designed for deep listening and creative exchange.

Sarah Gillespie + Special Guests

Like Dylan on amphetamines. The Times ★★★★

Haunting tunes and striking lyrics… yearningly pretty and bittersweet. The Independent ★★★★★

Anglo-American singer-songwriter Sarah Gillespie is renowned for mixing elements of folk, jazz, and Americana with her signature poetic lyricism. Over the past 15 years, Gillespie has released five critically acclaimed albums to widespread praise from the UK press and beyond and toured extensively across the UK, Europe, and the US. A charismatic live performer, published poet and articulate commentator, Gillespie has appeared on leading BBC Arts shows where she was invited to speak about the intersection of politics and the arts. (She holds an MA in Philosophy and Politics.)

During the global lockdown, Gillespie founded the Create Now Academy, delivering transformative songwriting and creativity programmes to women around the world. Through her label Pastiche Records, she and her team have produced and released several acclaimed albums and EPs internationally. She is also the co-founder of She Writes Songs, a non-profit organisation championing female songwriters.

Local Carmel singer/songwriter and pianist Storey Smith will join for special song.

www.sarahgillespie.com

Wendi Kirby

Wendi Kirby’s music is refined, evocative instrumental piano-based composition thatblends elements of contemporary classical and chamber textures with subtle jazz and ensemble colours. Her albums, Bloom and Wings, present richly lyrical instrumental vignettes - often inspired by personal themes like metamorphosis and nature where melodic piano lines flow over delicate harmonies, creating an immersive, contemplative aesthetic.

www.wendikirby.com

Pete Muller

Pete Muller is a polymath whose creative life bridges quantitative finance and an acclaimed career as a singer-songwriter, pianist. Muller’s musical work blends Americana, folk, and roots-influenced pop with thoughtful, emotionally resonant storytelling. His songs explore connection, longing, and everyday beauty, delivered with warmth, melodic craft, and understated intensity. In this solo performance, Muller brings his piano-driven songs and intimate storytelling to Monterey for an evening of reflective, deeply human music.

www.petemuller.com

PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE HISTORIC NATURE OF THE BUILDING, IT IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY STAIRS.

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